World Screen

STOCKHOLM, June 9: As part of an effort to ramp up its format development, Metronome Film & Television has named Johan Westman, previously with Sweden’s Channel 5 and Channel 9, as its development manager, effective September 1. In his new …

June 2008 When Miley Cyrus, the teen star of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, appeared in controversial photos in Vanity Fair magazine, it wasn’t just a young starlet’s career at stake. Nor was it just the fate of a kids’ live-action …

June 2008 What parent hasn’t heard of Care Bears or Strawberry Shortcake? Their lasting popularity is a testament to the ability of AG Intellectual Property Group, a division of American Greetings, to create enduring characters that children love and moms …

June 2008 Sesame Workshop was founded in 1968 as the Children’s Television Workshop by a group of educators, researchers and psychologists who shared a common goal: to use television as a tool to help children learn, and prepare them—especially those …

April 2008 With its slate of award-winning, buzz-generating original content, HBO has become one of the most distinctive channel brands in the U.S. As president of programming distribution and international at the premium network, Simon Sutton is looking to make …

TV Kids Weekly, June 3, 2008 Director of Children's BBC Worldwide With offerings drawn from the top-rated British channels CBBC and CBeebies, BBC Worldwide is a leading provider of kids’ content to the international market. As the director of children’s …

World Screen Weekly, June 5, 2008 Managing Director, EMEA Comcast International Media Group Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has been committed to expanding the international footprint of its suite of channel properties, which includes The Style Network, E!, G4, Versus …

TV Real Weekly, June 4, 2008 CEO Leopard Films Amid phone-in scandals and cruel reality-TV concepts, there are many in the unscripted programming industry that are seeing a new demand for shows that have the ability to positively impact the …

World Screen Weekly, June 05, 2008   COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: May 2003 by Firestone Communications OWNERSHIP: The channel is owned by the publicly held company Juniper Content Corporation, which merged with Firestone in January 2007. DISTRIBUTION: ¡Sorpresa! network is …

SANTA CLARA/NEW YORK, June 6: Macrovision Solutions Corporation announced today that News Corporation has sold off its 19-percent stake in the company, which recently merged with Gemstar-TV Guide International. The move marks the end of a saga that stretches back …